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Sociology & anthropology

Paperback. Anthropology's global, comparative perspective and ethnographic methods provide powerful insights for analyzing case studies from around the world. This title explores the role of news and journalism in contemporary culture from an anthropological perspective - as a form of cultural meaning-making in its creation, content, and dissemination. Editor(s): Bird, S. Elizabeth. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221261
ISBN
9780253221261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756. Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity. Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a New Introduction. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. 568 pages, illustrations. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 29. Weight: 740.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144070
ISBN
9780231144070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. A journey through Johannesburg via three art projects raises intriguing notions about the constitutive relationship between the city, imagination and the public sphere- through walking, gaming and performance art. Amid prevailing economic validations, the trilogy posits art within an urban commons in which imagination is all-important. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AFKP; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137436894
ISBN
9781137436894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM; MBNH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138024328
ISBN
9781138024328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. In this meditation/how-to guide on drawing as an ethnographic method, Andrew Causey offers insights, inspiration, practical techniques, and encouragement for social scientists interested in exploring drawing as a way of translating what they "see" during their research. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AFF; AGZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 306 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442636651
ISBN
9781442636651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.15

Hardback. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book not only describes a contemporary understanding of the Gaddi's engagement with the environment but also analyzes religious practices and performances of social relations, as well as media practices and notions of aesthetics. Num Pages: 220 pages, 13 ills, 6 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459299
ISBN
9780857459299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.01

Paperback. Opening with the provocative query "what might an anthropology of the secular look like?" this work explores the concepts, practices, and political formations of secularism, with emphasis on the major historical shifts that have shaped secular sensibilities in the modern West and Middle East. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRQA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747684
ISBN
9780804747684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. For most of western history, all sex outside marriage was illegal. Between 1600 and 1800, this entire world-view was shattered by revolutionary new ideas. This book shows that the creation of this modern culture of sex was a central part of the Enlightenment, that helped create a new model of western civilization. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955963
ISBN
9780241955963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761863359
ISBN
9780761863359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97
€ 20.09

Hardback. Examines the role of rhetoric in shaping the dynamic between Chinese ministers and monarchs in the era between the Spring and Autumn period and the later Han dynasty. In this book, essays analyze classical Chinese works to provide fresh perspectives on the impact of political circumstances on modes of expression. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
275
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726710
ISBN
9780674726710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.65

Paperback. Editor(s): Kuldova, Tereza. Num Pages: 234 pages, 132 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Akademica Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9788232103195
ISBN
9788232103195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.68

Hardcover. Series: Future of Work. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 495.
Publisher
AIAA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403934079
ISBN
9781403934079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 101 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JH; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
African American Images United States
Number of pages
102
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913543245
ISBN
9780913543245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.12

Hardback. The author, the former Haitian ambassador to the United States, shares his first-hand insights and knowledge on events in Haitian politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JHMC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628725407
ISBN
9781628725407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. New English translation of Llull's classic and significant text, restoring the nuances of the original. Translator(s): Fallows, Noel. Num Pages: 120 pages, 11, 11 colour illustrations, 11 colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838494
ISBN
9781843838494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Paperback. Linking cultural studies and sociology, this collection explores the role of affect in the theorization of the social. Editor(s): Clough, Patricia Ticineto; Halley, Jean. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 40. Weight in Grams: 474. Theorizing the Social. 328 pages. Editor(s): Clough, Patricia Ticineto. Linking cultural studies and sociology, this collection explores the role of affect in the theorization of the social. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 40. Weight: 474.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339250
ISBN
9780822339250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Authored by historians, art historians, and historians of science working in the United States, Europe, and South America, each of the fourteen essays in Collecting Across Cultures explores a specific aspect of the history of collecting, collections, or collectors in the early modern period. Editor(s): Bleichmar, Daniela; Mancall, Peter C. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 color, 65 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 958.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222203
ISBN
9780812222203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Hardback. Agriculture is the lever with which humans transformed the earth over the last 10,000 years and created new forms of plant and animal species that have forever altered the face of the planet. This book considers a variety of archaeological and genetic approaches to tracing the origin and dispersal of domesticates. Editor(s): Zeder, Melinda A.; Bradley, Daniel G.; Emshwiller, Eve; Smith, Bruce D. Num Pages: 375 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 120 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 222 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1248. New Genetic and Archaeological Paradigms. 375 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 120 line illustrations. Editor(s): Zeder, Melinda A.; Bradley, Daniel G.; Emshwiller, Eve; Smith, Bruce D. Agriculture is the lever with which humans transformed the earth over the last 10,000 years and created new forms of plant and animal species that have forever altered the face of the planet. This book considers a variety of archaeological and genetic approaches to tracing the origin and dispersal of domesticates. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; TV. Dimension: 287 x 222 x 29. Weight: 1246.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
375
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246386
ISBN
9780520246386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.15
€ 64.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812970166
ISBN
9780812970166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.04

Paperback. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 788. Civility and Science in Seventeenth-century England. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight: 700.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
516
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226750194
ISBN
9780226750194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.15

Paperback. Thinking about the future is essential for almost all organizations and societies. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745696546
ISBN
9780745696546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 black and white photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081132
ISBN
9780252081132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.29

Paperback. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 224 pages, 96. BIC Classification: 1HBE; DSBB; HBJH; HRKP1; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485152
ISBN
9780801485152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 4 black & white halftones, 6 blac. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415535267
ISBN
9780415535267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.34

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